Mycophenolate mofetil after methotrexate failure or intolerance in the treatment of scleritis and uveitis.

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Published in Ophthalmology on January 25, 2008

Authors

Lucia Sobrin1, William Christen, C Stephen Foster

Author Affiliations

1: Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Methotrexate and Mycophenolate Mofetil for UVEITIS (FAST) | NCT01829295

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